What does שֵׁגָל mean in the Bible?
שֵׁגָל is a Hebrew word meaning "a queen (from cohabitation)".
Hebrew · H7694
שֵׁגָל
A queen (from cohabitation)
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שֵׁגָל H7694
What does שֵׁגָל mean in the Bible?
שֵׁגָל is a Hebrew word meaning "a queen (from cohabitation)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7694?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the queen (1), with the queen (1).
Where does שֵׁגָל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Nehemiah 2:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Nehemiah (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the queen 1× Psalms 45:9
with the queen 1× Nehemiah 2:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Nehemiah 2:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Nehemiah 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
וְהַשֵּׁגַ֣ל׀ 1x wə·haš·šê·ḡal Nehemiah 2:6
שֵׁגַ֥ל 1x šê·ḡal Psalms 45:9
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Nehemiah 2:6
Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 45:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a queen (from cohabitation)
Source Gloss
a queen (from cohabitation)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a queen (from cohabitation) BDB: consort Usage: queen.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֵׁגָל is built from this root:
שָׁגַל H7693
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain